257997 - extension makes firefox fail to start (mixed case in chrome path)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 132183

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Someone on #firefox was trying to figure out why installing his extension was
making firefox fail to start.  Even in safe mode, with this extension installed,
Firefox refuses to start.

Possibly relevant lines from the log:
WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) failed, file nsChromeRegistry.cpp,
line 624
WARNING: chrome: failed to get base url for
chrome://vssdoclinks/content/vssDocLinksOverlay.xul -- using wacky default, file
nsChromeRegistry.cpp, line 534

I'll attach the whole console log and the offending xpi following this.

Comment 1

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Attachment: Console log for a failed startup

Comment 2

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Attachment: The offending extension

Warning: will probably screw your profile

Comment 3

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Attachment: Overlay from the extension

Seems to be choking on the overlay, but I could be wrong.

Comment 4

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Further testing from the user shows that the problem was his using mixed case
for the chrome path.  Changing it from vssDocLinks to vssdoclinks makes this
problem go away.

I would still like it if this didn't break Firefox to the point where safe mode
doesn't work.

Comment 5

[Nickolay_Ponomarev]

The problem, as I understand, is the same as Mozilla bug 132183. Do you agree, Ted?

(at least when I made two testcases for this bug, they both failed on Mozilla too).

Comment 6

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Sounds about right.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 132183 ***